🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
33
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 58 min
Cape Town to the Canary Islands: time difference
The Canary Islands is 1 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇪🇸 Canary Islands, Spain
33
- Western European Summer Time
- UTC+1
- Night
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:37 · 11 h 28 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cape Town 22:17 10:17 PM Canary Islands 21:17 9:17 PM You –:–
22:17 10:17 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 19:01
21:17 9:17 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:37
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−1 h
The Canary Islands is 1 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town and the Canary Islands are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇿🇦 Cape Town
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇪🇸 Canary Islands
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇪🇸 Canary Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:17 | 21:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Atlantic/Canary |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 08:09 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| Daylight | 12 h 58 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 12,050 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Cape Town and the Canary Islands: common questions
How many hours behind Cape Town is the Canary Islands?
The clocks in the Canary Islands are 1 hour behind those in Cape Town (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
What time is it in the Canary Islands at the start of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town starts at 9:00 AM; in the Canary Islands it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in the Canary Islands when it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it is 5:00 PM in the Canary Islands.
When is a good time to call the Canary Islands from Cape Town?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the Canary Islands – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cape Town is it still yesterday in the Canary Islands?
Before 1:00 AM in Cape Town, the date in the Canary Islands has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in the Canary Islands, it is already the next day in Cape Town.
Does the time difference between Cape Town and the Canary Islands change?
Yes. The clocks change only in the Canary Islands. From October 25, 2026, the Canary Islands will be 2 hours behind Cape Town.
